As we creep out of social isolation and towards the first day of school, the Tri-Cities is expected to get some balmy weather — that is, before the rain kicks in.
Temperatures are expected to climb over the next few days, peaking on Friday, May 29, when Tri-City residents can expect the ambient air to feel like 27 C. The summer-like temperatures are forecast to be accompanied by a mix of sun and clouds, according to the Weather Network.
But by Saturday, that could all change as a low pressure system brings up to 20 centimetres of rain to the region. Temperatures are expected to dip to a high of 21 C on Saturday and 16 C on Sunday before the sun returns early next week in time for the first day of a phased return to school.
The swing from hot to wet weather is pattern Tri-City residents can expect to see throughout the summer, according to both Environment Canada and the Old Farmer’s Almanac summer forecast. Though, unlike much of the country, B.C. is expected to have drier than normal weather.
Earlier this month, the province smashed 17 temperature records on Mother's Day.
Even though the province was still in Phase 1 of its planned re-opening, people from all over the Lower Mainland flocked to the beach, including White Pine beach at Sasamat Lake. That led some to decry peoples’ actions on social media, and less than a week later, the city of Port Moody shut down parking along the roads leading to the Tri-City summer hot spot.
Still, many British Columbians have stuck to the province’s call to social distance, and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said the province is moving in the right direction. Despite some good weather and busy beach days, Henry announced May 26 that B.C. had recorded no new cases of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, a number not seen in weeks.
— with files from Elana Shepert
